Section 245AQMigration Act 1958 (Cth)

Definitions

In this Subdivision:

benefit includes:

(a) a payment or other valuable consideration; and

(b) a deduction of an amount; and

(c) any kind of real or personal property; and

(d) an advantage; and

(e) a service; and

(f) a gift.

executive officer of a body corporate means:

(a) a director of the body corporate; or

(b) the chief executive officer (however described) of the body corporate; or

(c) the chief financial officer (however described) of the body corporate; or

(d) the secretary of the body corporate.

sponsor class means a prescribed class of work sponsor or family sponsor.

sponsored visa means a visa of a prescribed kind (however described).

sponsorship‑related event means any of the following events:

(a) a person applying for approval as a work sponsor or family sponsor under section 140E in relation to a sponsor class;

(b) a person applying for a variation of a term of an approval as a work sponsor or family sponsor under section 140E in relation to a sponsor class;

(c) a person becoming, or not ceasing to be, a party to a work agreement;

(d) a person agreeing to be, or not withdrawing his or her agreement to be, an approved sponsor in relation to an applicant or proposed applicant for a sponsored visa;

(e) a person making a nomination under section 140GB in relation to a holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a sponsored visa, or including another person in such a nomination;

(f) a person not withdrawing a nomination made under section 140GB in relation to a holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a sponsored visa;

(g) a person applying under the regulations for approval of the nomination of a position in relation to the holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a sponsored visa, or including another person in such a nomination;

(h) a person not withdrawing the nomination under the regulations of a position in relation to the holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a sponsored visa;

(i) a person employing or engaging, or not terminating the employment or engagement of, a person to work in an occupation or position in relation to which a sponsored visa has been granted, has been applied for or is to be applied for;

(j) a person engaging, or not terminating the engagement of, a person to undertake a program, or carry out an activity, in relation to which a sponsored visa has been granted, has been applied for or is to be applied for;

(k) the grant of a sponsored visa;

(l) a prescribed event.

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